After Diablo Immortal, Activision Blizzard has now announced another major title for mobile devices. Shooter fans will soon be able to engage in multiplayer duels on mobile with a new “Call of Duty” game – Battle Royale included.
This new game is about: As the publisher recently announced in a statement, a new mobile game called Call of Duty: Mobile will be released soon.
The title is being developed in cooperation with the Chinese tech giant Tencent and is set to be released not only in the Asian market but also in North and South America as well as in Europe and other countries. It is, by the way, the same game that was announced for the Chinese market back in August 2018.
What’s in Call of Duty: Mobile? The game will be a first-person shooter with a free-to-play model and will be playable on iOS and Android devices.
Call of Duty: Mobile will feature numerous popular weapons, maps, and characters from the entire “Call of Duty” franchise, including from the “Modern Warfare” and “Black Ops” series. In various competitive multiplayer modes, you can then compete against players from all over the world.
Here you can watch the announcement trailer:
This popular mode from Black Ops 4 is also included: Battle Royale is also on board – although not directly at launch.
Some fans noticed a jump from helicopters over a large map in the last seconds of the Call of Duty: Mobile announcement trailer – very much in the style of the popular Battle Royale mode Blackout from Black Ops 4. The official description on the Google Play Store then confirmed this.
There it states that the multiplayer mode is just the beginning. In the coming months, updates and additional game modes, including a unique Battle Royale experience, are expected to follow in true Call of Duty fashion.
When is Call of Duty: Mobile coming out? There is no exact release date yet. The launch date is expected to be announced in the coming months. However, the game is likely to be released in or after the summer of 2019.
Along with the game’s presentation, a beta for Call of Duty: Mobile was also promised for selected regions. The test phase is said to take place “this summer”. Interested players can register on the official “Call of Duty: Mobile” page and thus get a chance to participate in the beta.
How fans are reacting to the announcement: Reactions on Reddit and YouTube are currently mixed.
Some fans are excited about the announcement and the game. Finally, Call of Duty would receive a proper and graphically appealing mobile offshoot. Additionally, the game seems to look like a worthy rival to PUBG or Fortnite on mobile devices. It seems that the developers have picked the best features from the “Modern Warfare” and “Black Ops” series and put them into one complete package.
Other players, however, view the new Call of Duty: Mobile critically. Many fear unfair microtransactions and believe that Activision is merely working on another way to drain money from players – especially due to their cooperation with Tencent. Additionally, some fans are upset about the mobile trend and believe that one should fix their AAA titles before entering the mobile market.
Will another major title come as a mobile version soon? That Activision is increasingly focusing on the mobile trend is undeniable.
After the announcement of Diablo Immortal, Call of Duty: Mobile is already the second major Activision franchise to receive its own mobile offshoot. It is no secret that the publisher has recognized great potential in the mobile business.
And another mobile title may soon be added. Because aside from the wishes of some fans, who have long wished for a WoW for mobile devices, there are already concrete hints that work is indeed underway on another high-profile mobile title.
There are reports that a WoW mobile game in the style of Pokemon: Go, that is, a kind of Warcraft: Go, is already in development and was reportedly in a playable state as early as late 2018.
What do you think of the new “Call of Duty” offshoot for mobile devices? And how do you see Activision’s general trend of establishing its major franchises also on mobile?
